MacFarlane told the audience, “It’s just a matter of when. It’s hard to do that while you have the series going on at the same time; I think that’s why it took ‘The Simpsons‘ 20 seasons to figure out how to do it.”

The writer, creator and voice personality added, “We do know what the ‘Family Guy’ movie will be.” He also alluded that the idea for the feature film “would be impossible to do on TV.”

As of now, MacFarlane is focused on the 11th of “Family Guy,” as well as his upcoming gig as the host of the 2013 Academy Awards.